However, when they are asked to walk into an obstacle or off the end of a table, for example, the robots politely declinetodo so.
然而,如果命令他们走入障碍物或者走向桌子的边缘时,机器人会礼貌地拒绝。
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The goal is to extend product life so that sales and profits do not decline.
这样做的目的是延长产品的寿命,使销售额和利润不会下降。
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Technological change may well reinforce that shift: the skills that complement computers, from management knowhow to creativity, do not necessarily decline with age.